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George Mikan

George Lawrence Mikan Jr. (Mr. Basketball)

Position: Center
Height: 6-10    Weight: 245 lbs.
Born: June 18, 1924 in Joliet, Illinois
Died: June 1, 2005
High School: Quigley Prep in Chicago, Illinois
College: DePaul University

Inducted into Hall of Fame as Player in 1959

Coaching Record

Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1948-49 24 MNL BAA 60 583 1403 .416 532 689 .772 218 260 1698
1949-50 25 MNL NBA 68 649 1595 .407 567 728 .779 197 297 1865
1950-51 26 MNL NBA 68 678 1584 .428 576 717 .803 958 208 308 1932
1951-52 27 MNL NBA 64 2572 545 1414 .385 433 555 .780 866 194 286 1523
1952-53 28 MNL NBA 70 2651 500 1252 .399 442 567 .780 1007 201 290 1442
1953-54 29 MNL NBA 72 2362 441 1160 .380 424 546 .777 1028 174 268 1306
1955-56 31 MNL NBA 37 765 148 375 .395 94 122 .770 308 53 153 390
Career TOT 439 8350 3544 8783 .404 3068 3924 .782 4167 1245 1862 10156
NBA 379 8350 2961 7380 .401 2536 3235 .784 4167 1027 1602 8458
BAA 60 583 1403 .416 532 689 .772 218 260 1698

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1948-49 24 MNL BAA 60 9.7 23.4 .416 8.9 11.5 .772 3.6 4.3 28.3
1949-50 25 MNL NBA 68 9.5 23.5 .407 8.3 10.7 .779 2.9 4.4 27.4
1950-51 26 MNL NBA 68 10.0 23.3 .428 8.5 10.5 .803 14.1 3.1 4.5 28.4
1951-52 27 MNL NBA 64 40.2 8.5 22.1 .385 6.8 8.7 .780 13.5 3.0 4.5 23.8
1952-53 28 MNL NBA 70 37.9 7.1 17.9 .399 6.3 8.1 .780 14.4 2.9 4.1 20.6
1953-54 29 MNL NBA 72 32.8 6.1 16.1 .380 5.9 7.6 .777 14.3 2.4 3.7 18.1
1955-56 31 MNL NBA 37 20.7 4.0 10.1 .395 2.5 3.3 .770 8.3 1.4 4.1 10.5
Career TOT 439 34.4 8.1 20.0 .404 7.0 8.9 .782 13.4 2.8 4.2 23.1
NBA 379 34.4 7.8 19.5 .401 6.7 8.5 .784 13.4 2.7 4.2 22.3
BAA 60 9.7 23.4 .416 8.9 11.5 .772 3.6 4.3 28.3

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1948-49 24 MNL BAA 60 .416 .772
1949-50 25 MNL NBA 68 .407 .779
1950-51 26 MNL NBA 68 .428 .803
1951-52 27 MNL NBA 64 2572 7.6 19.8 .385 6.1 7.8 .780 12.1 2.7 4.0 21.3
1952-53 28 MNL NBA 70 2651 6.8 17.0 .399 6.0 7.7 .780 13.7 2.7 3.9 19.6
1953-54 29 MNL NBA 72 2362 6.7 17.7 .380 6.5 8.3 .777 15.7 2.7 4.1 19.9
1955-56 31 MNL NBA 37 765 7.0 17.6 .395 4.4 5.7 .770 14.5 2.5 7.2 18.4
Career TOT 439 8350 7.0 18.1 .404 6.0 7.7 .782 13.8 2.7 4.3 20.1
NBA 379 8350 7.0 18.1 .401 6.0 7.7 .784 13.8 2.7 4.3 20.1
BAA 60 .416 .772

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1948-49 24 MNL BAA 60 .498 .416
1949-50 25 MNL NBA 68 .487 .407
1950-51 26 MNL NBA 68 .509 .428
1951-52 27 MNL NBA 64 2572 26.3 .459 .385
1952-53 28 MNL NBA 70 2651 28.4 .480 .399
1953-54 29 MNL NBA 72 2362 28.5 .466 .380
1955-56 31 MNL NBA 37 765 17.8 .455 .395
Career TOT 439 8350 26.8 .483 .404
NBA 379 8350 26.8 .480 .401
BAA 60 .498 .416

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1948-49 24 MNL BAA 10 103 227 97 121 21 44 303 .454 .802 30.3 2.1
1949-50 25 MNL NBA 12 121 316 134 170 36 47 376 .383 .788 31.3 3.0
1950-51 26 MNL NBA 7 62 152 44 55 74 9 25 168 .408 .800 24.0 10.6 1.3
1951-52 27 MNL NBA 13 553 99 261 109 138 207 36 63 307 .379 .790 42.5 23.6 15.9 2.8
1952-53 28 MNL NBA 12 463 78 213 82 112 185 23 56 238 .366 .732 38.6 19.8 15.4 1.9
1953-54 29 MNL NBA 13 424 87 190 78 96 171 25 56 252 .458 .813 32.6 19.4 13.2 1.9
1955-56 31 MNL NBA 3 60 13 35 10 13 28 5 14 36 .371 .769 20.0 12.0 9.3 1.7
Career TOT 70 1500 563 1394 554 705 665 155 305 1680 .404 .786 36.6 24.0 13.9 2.2
NBA 60 1500 460 1167 457 584 665 134 261 1377 .394 .783 36.6 23.0 13.9 2.2
BAA 10 103 227 97 121 21 44 303 .454 .802 30.3 2.1

All-Star Games

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1950-51 26 MNL NBA 1 4 17 .235 4 6 .667 11 3 2 12
1951-52 27 MNL NBA 1 29 9 19 .474 8 9 .889 15 1 5 26
1952-53 28 MNL NBA 1 40 9 26 .346 4 4 1.000 16 2 2 22
1953-54 29 MNL NBA 1 31 6 18 .333 6 8 .750 9 1 5 18
Career NBA 4 100 28 80 .350 22 27 .815 51 7 14 78

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1942-43 18 depaul 24 97 77 111 271 .694 11.3
1943-44 19 depaul 26 188 110 169 486 .651 18.7
1944-45 20 depaul 24 218 122 199 558 .613 23.3
1945-46 21 depaul 24 206 143 186 555 .769 23.1
Career 98 709 452 665 1870 .680 19.1

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1951 NBA
1952 NBA
1953 NBA
1954 NBA

Awards

1952-53 NBA All-Star Game MVP

Honors

1948-49 BAA All-BAA (1st)
1949-50 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1950-51 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1951-52 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1952-53 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1953-54 NBA All-NBA (1st)

Games

1948-49 BAA 60 (4)
1949-50 NBA 68 (2)
1950-51 NBA 68 (3)
1953-54 NBA 72 (2)

Minutes Played

1951-52 NBA 2572 (10)
1952-53 NBA 2651 (10)

Field Goals

1948-49 BAA 583 (1)
 1949-50 NBA 649 (1)
 1950-51 NBA 678 (1)
 1951-52 NBA 545 (2)
1952-53 NBA 500 (2)
1953-54 NBA 441 (4)

Field Goal Attempts

1948-49 BAA 1403 (2)
1949-50 NBA 1595 (1)
 1950-51 NBA 1584 (1)
 1951-52 NBA 1414 (1)
 1952-53 NBA 1252 (2)
1953-54 NBA 1160 (3)

Field Goal Pct

1948-49 BAA .415 (2)
1949-50 NBA .407 (5)
1950-51 NBA .428 (3)

Free Throws

1948-49 BAA 532 (1)
 1949-50 NBA 567 (1)
 1950-51 NBA 576 (1)
 1951-52 NBA 433 (3)
1952-53 NBA 442 (5)
1953-54 NBA 424 (5)

Free Throw Attempts

1948-49 BAA 689 (1)
 1949-50 NBA 728 (1)
 1950-51 NBA 717 (1)
 1951-52 NBA 555 (3)
1952-53 NBA 567 (5)
1953-54 NBA 546 (6)

Free Throw Pct

1953-54 NBA .777 (8)

Total Rebounds

1950-51 NBA 958 (2)
1951-52 NBA 866 (3)
1952-53 NBA 1007 (1)
 1953-54 NBA 1028 (2)

Assists

1948-49 BAA 218 (7)

Personal Fouls

1948-49 BAA 260 (3)
1949-50 NBA 297 (1)
 1950-51 NBA 308 (1)
 1951-52 NBA 286 (1)
 1952-53 NBA 290 (4)
1953-54 NBA 268 (6)

Points

1948-49 BAA 1698 (1)
 1949-50 NBA 1865 (1)
 1950-51 NBA 1932 (1)
 1951-52 NBA 1523 (2)
1952-53 NBA 1442 (2)
1953-54 NBA 1306 (4)

Minutes Per Game

1951-52 NBA 40.2 (6)
1952-53 NBA 37.9 (10)

Points Per Game

1948-49 BAA 28.3 (1)
 1949-50 NBA 27.4 (1)
 1950-51 NBA 28.4 (1)
 1951-52 NBA 23.8 (2)
1952-53 NBA 20.6 (2)
1953-54 NBA 18.1 (4)
Career NBA 23.1 (21)
Career 23.1 (22)

Rebounds Per Game

1950-51 NBA 14.1 (2)
1951-52 NBA 13.5 (1)
 1952-53 NBA 14.4 (1)
 1953-54 NBA 14.3 (2)

Assists Per Game

1948-49 BAA 3.6 (8)

Player Efficiency Rating

1951-52 NBA 26.3 (1)
 1952-53 NBA 28.4 (1)
 1953-54 NBA 28.5 (1)

True Shooting Pct

1948-49 BAA .498 (2)
1949-50 NBA .487 (3)
1950-51 NBA .509 (6)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 1.000 (25)